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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21

A Georgia citizen who has more spare
time than he knows what to do with,
and has a clock which he bought forty
years ago, and which has been running
without interruption ever since, figures
out that it has been running IA. 720
days, 353, $50 hours, 81, 1876. 800 minutes.
1,278. $3.50, 900 seconds. In winding up
the clock his hand has travelled Sc miles.
The clock has struck 1885, 800 times,
and licked 1871, $50. coo times
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21

Monkeys are the latest fashionable
pets in New York. One devoted owner
had a representative of the marmoset
species out for an airing on Broadway a
few Sundays ago. Evidently the atmo-
sphere was too chilly to suit his mon
keyship. for he retired to the seclusion
Of a snug pocket in the breast of the
woman's wrap. from which he would
furtively thrust his head. and only deign
TO come 70 her arms when tempted By q
awaa1Maak
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21
Darwin on Sneering.

In sneering or defiance the upper lip
is lifted and retractcd in such a manner
that the canine tooth on one side of the
face alone is shown. the face being up
turned and half averted from the person
causing the offense. Darwin pertinent
ly remarks that it is a surprising fact
that man should possess this power to
uncover the canine tooth or exhibit any
tendency to its use. To account for this
civilized gesture he goes on 10 say: I'VE
may readily believe that our male semi
human ~progenitors uncovered their
canine tooth when prepared for battle.
as we still do when feeling ferocious,
or when merely sneering at or defying
some one without any intention OF
making a real attack with our teeth"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21
BEDROOM

H. bNON 1--WE Gc-
"You know the time-honored joke
about my family?" my friend asked,
looking up with a droll smile. They
say that we never 60 to bed and never
get up"
Yes" | answered, .'but the world
will never accept the fact that there are
two classes of ~people-those who are at
their best when they wake early in the
morning and then run down like clocks,
and those who are at their worst and
weakest and dullest when sleep is just
over, but who are gradually winding
themselves up all day, so that when
evening comes they are equal to any
thing. The trouble is that the morning
people are such n majority hat they
rule society and make all Its laws. The
evening people are obliged-poor things
Ito get up and have breakfast when
they do and drag themselves out to keep
early appointments, and when they
come to their happy evening and are
wide awake and blooming like prim-
roses. all the morning people are stupid
and sleepy and unsympathetic."
M~yfriend sighed and nodded. There
is so little provision made for u.s." she
said. ut seems really quite heartless.
Last week l was paying a visit at the
WIS. You know how charming the
house isP"
"And how charming they are" 1
added.
Yes; and though they are morning
people they can not help that, dear
souls! Only l found them getting sleepy
just before 10. and said good night out
of sheer affection, for l was just ready
to enjoy myself. went upstairs and
meant to delight myself in reading for
an hour or two. Alas! l had left my
own book at home; something, too, that
l was uncommonly interested in. 1t
was a great blow, but l looked conf
IDENTIFY round that luxurious room, and
found everything that needed to make
me comfortable except books; so | went
to bed and laid awake, as l always do,
until between IL and l."
"How odd" said /, ..for they are IA
nous readers. And ven morning peo-
pie themselves often like to read when
they wake too early"
"And one likes to find a clever book
to take up in the daytime. You know
that guests often like to hide themselves
in their rooms, and it is q great salts
faction to the hostess to have them do
80. On longish visit, l mean; when
the affairs of the household have to go
on as usual, l think there should be a
comfortable couch and "a table where
one can write, in every guest-chamber.
And a little shelf of books and a maya
zine or two"
Zone might guess at the preferences
OF the coming guest and arrange the
books specially, some new ones and
some old ones. Miss Thackeray's evil
lage on the Cliff" Mrs. Rutherford's
Children" and Thoreau's 'Cape Cod"
or one of Burroughs books something
of Mrs. Oliphant's, and Thackeray's
Roundabout Papers" Tennyson's
poems, one of the Carlyle volumes,
1ongfellow's "Evangeline." Dear me,
how easy to make a listi'
.'But, after all, some people would
never touch them," said /.
''Then the books should be there to
stare them in the face all the more"
said my friend, decidedly. Sarah
OrRe JeWett.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Back window stills are made more at
tractive if painted a soft green or red
and filled with some plant An oblong
box of live-forever or creeping Charlie
will grow luxuriantly and require but
little care.
Lard may be made perfectly sweet by
boiling a pared potato in it.
In finding places for kitchen utensils
study every time to place them where it
will take the least walking to reach
them.
To clean a porcelain kettle, ill hall
full of hot water and put in a table
spoonful of powdered sborax; let it boil.
II thus doesn't remove all the stains
scour with a cloth rubbed with soap and
borax.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21

A resident of Calais, Me-, is said to
own a Masonic jewel once worn by
Robert Burns, the Scotch poet
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21

II OF H.-MANKATO LODGE No. 20S3,
1A.mCets first and third Saturdays of each
month in their hall over Collins drug store.
GEO. IL. CLARK, ID.
Il. s. WOOD, Reporter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21

tIISSIoN LODGE.
M No. CO, 10. q. T. meets every Friday
evening, I'm their Hall. 4omo
6 p. Cook, W. SEC.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21

BAPTIST CHURCH. - +. L. PATTERSON,
ID Pastor. Services every Sabbath AT
1880 a. IN. and 1880 y. IN. Young people
Meeting nj 200 D.. H.. sabbath school ut 1890
IN. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
at 1880 d. m. Covenant meeting on Thursday
evening before the first Sabbath IN each
month
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
God Bless Giles County,

EDITOR CITIzEN:-Some time ago
Presiding Elder L. j. Duncan
closed one of his communications to
your valuable paper with the.phrase:
''Hurra for old Gilesp' | want to
add, God bless old Giles! Her soil
will ever be dear to me. My father
and mother sleep in her soil; also
two noble brothers who fell in the
great civil war. Their life went
out in distant states, one in Mis-
sissippi, the other in Georgia, but /
brought them back and they were
buried in sig ht of the old home.
Years ago l was junior preacher
on Prospect and Trinity circuit.
was treated kindly and married
more people than l have ever mar
ried on any other charge. Two of
the four appointments of my pres
ent charge are in Giles county. The
people are very kind and we are
happy.
| write these lines because / was
reared in Giles county and am
proud of the exhibit she is making
in material and spiritual things.
For years alter the war debt held
her in his iron grip, hut the bonds
have been broken and she is com
ing to the front, fair as the morn
ing. God bless Giles county and
may peace and plenty be in all her
borders, JOHN. r. REAGIN.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Attention, Farmers.

The farmers association meets
Eext Saturday to discuss the ques-
tion-''The cause of hard times to
the farmer and the remedy" This
strikes at the very bottom of things
and it seems to US should interest
every farmer. The meetings are
growing in interest. Giles is on
the verge Of new departure in her
farming interests and scientific
knowledge will be in demand. The
man who knows best how to adapt
his land to paying crops, and reads
THE CITIZEN TO know what things
are selling for, is the man who is to
come out ahead. Farmers ought to
attend these meetings and study
these questions. There is going to
be money in farming in Giles-and
the most money to the best farmer.
Come in Saturday.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Orchard and Garden
FOR 1887.

The progress of this unique illustra-
ted monthly journal is simply phenom-
email. 1t is eminently original, being
written and published by fruit grow
ers, exclusively in the interest of hor-
ticulture, and what gives it special val
ne is its freedom of speech and indie
pendence Not only is it impartial
and truthful In text, but equally so in
its illustrations-an innovation almost
in horticultural literature. Further
more, it is ever seasonable, entertaining,
progressive, condensed and altogether
practical. In addition to having Sc
cured the best horticulturists through
out the country as contributors, the fol-
lowing eminent writers have been en-
gagged as associate editors: K. Z. Roe :,
author of "Success with small fruits"
'sThe home acre." etc.; A. $ Fuller,
author of "Small fruit culturist,"
"Grape culturist." "Practical forestry"
etc. Peter B. Mead, former editor in
chief of the "Horticulturist" f. Will
liams. secretary of the New Jersey
State Horticultural Society; ID. b.
| Wier, the well-knewn editor and horti-
cultural writer OF the west; Theo +.
Baker. whose skill and success as a
market gardener and contributions
have given him celebrity; Abby Speak
mar, the able and experienced writer on
household affairs. The journal is well
printed on twenty pages of the best pa.
per, abundantly illustrated, and how IL
can be published at the trifling sum Of
fifty cents year, or three months iol
only ten cents, is mystery. A speci-
men copy for the asking. Address,
ORCHARD 4 GARDEN,
Little Silver, N. j.,
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Brick Church.
BY BRICK CHURCH.

Our farmers are busy sfencing,
blowing and preparing for another
crop. The prospect is at present
promising. l have not eeen wheat
the 1st OF April show SO much or
look so well as it now does.
The new Touring mill of Nicely Il
McCord of your town, so far as
heard from, is giving satisfaction to
the lovers of fine flour.
Will Lane of your city, bride and
bridal party paid G. II. McMillion
of our community a visit one day
last week, spent the night with him
and returned to Pulaski next morn
ing. Will is deserving of much sue
cess and happiness.
We have had great deal of rail-
road talk and discussion in our
neighborhood for the last three
weeks. We have had some hope of
it amounting to something more
than talk.
Our pastor, Rev. C. W. Johnson
preached for us last Sunday and
some of his congregation considered
a very fine sermon.
Much success to you in the pub
lie enterprise you are now dis
playing.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Killed His Brother.

The remains of r. A. dick
Brandon arrived in Pulaski last
Tuesday from Forest City, Ark,
his late home, to be inferred at
Moriah. He was killed last Satur-
day by a. younger brother, j. L.
Brandon, with q shot gun. They
had been partners and had dissolv-
ed, and they quarreled over the set
Element. The report says that Dick
drew a pistol on his brother, who
grabbed shot gun and killed him
Instantly. The Brandon family
were from Maury originally, we
believe, and went thence to Law
renee and then moved into the
Lindsay nelghborhood beyond Vale
Mills. Dick married a daughter OF
Mr.. Clayton Witt who yet survives
him, and was a brother in law OF
Mr.. 10. D. Baugh, long a merchant
in Pulaski. No one accompanied
the remains except one man. We
learn that the brother surrendered
and was released on $1,000 bond
Mr.. Witt had telegraphed that he
was coming cut there and this
probably deferred Mrs. Brandon
from coming. Mr.. Witt concluded
not to 90.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
BIRMINGHAM Markets,

The CITIZEN never makes promi-
ses to induce men to subscribe and
then break the promises. Last
week and the week before the Biz
mingham market report was left
out because the mailbags didn't
bring it. 1t was the result of gross
and inexcusable negligence in the
Birmingham postotfice or on the
mail cars. We have taken steps to
avoid it and we are going to fur
nish the report if we have.to get it
telegraphed, because we promised
it. 1t is worth from one to hun
dred times the price of The CITIZEN
TO farmers who have anything to
ship. We promised Talmage's ser
mons also and we will give them as
long as we can get them, if they are
fit to publish, although it is quite
expensive. A citizen of Giles who
fails to put these sermons before
his family when he can get them sc
cheaply is neglecting his duty
Every child in Giles ought to bt
encouraged to read the county new:
and thus give him taste for read
| ing.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Snced'S Academy.
BY NOVUS HOMO.

We have had several very heavy
rain falls of late which did consid
cradle damage to roads and lands
by washing. The heavy rains also
raised the waters in our streams
pretty high two or three times dur
ing tie past two weeks.
G. Ia. Wilkinson while crossing
the creek last Friday was thrown
from his horse and got a jam. up
ducking. He would not have cared
for the ducking so much had he
not lost his coffee.
Notwithstanding the gloomy
weather large crowd met at the
academy last Saturday night and
organized rousing DEBATING socie
ty. The house was called to order
by Esq. 2. A. o. Sneed and the
object of the meeting explained.
Upon motion of j. d. Vaughan, j.
NJ. Graves was elected president of
the society, Jno. S. Harris vice
president, T. j. Frazier critic and
J. D. Vaughan secretary. After
organization was effected proceeded
TO discuss the question: "Resolv-
ed, that the works of nature are
more attractive to the eye than the
works of art The president ap-
pointed Jno. F. Vaughan and Jno.
S. Harris to champion the ques-
ton. After lively and interesting
discussion the question was decided
in favor of the negative. The next
question for discussion is: IRE
solved, that the white man has q
better right to America than the
Indian" Everybody come next
Saturday night and let US make it q
grand success.
Our vicinity is still on the road
to progress. Last Sunday evening
at 2 o'clock there was large con
gregation assembled at the acade
my and q reading club was organic
ed with J. d. Vaughan president
R N. Finley vice president, Jas. w
Sneed secretary, Miss Mollie White
assistant secretary and P. A o
Sneed teacher. The bible was Sc
lected as the book to read from
The club will meet each Sunday
evening at l 80 O'Clock, and after
reading Is over an hour or two will
be spent in singing.
Nj. A. Murrell spent Saturday a
home in Lawrence.
Miss Poke Griffin who has beer
visiting relatives here returned
home last Sunday.
Miss Lena Petty of Aspen Hill il
visiting relatives here.
j. e Clayton returned a few day
ago from a visiting trip in Wayn
county.
j. Nj. Sandusky and G w. Grit
fin threshed a nice lot of oats for 6
M. Wilkinson last week.
Mrs. Dora Davis OF Lawrencebur,
was visiting relatives ih this vicini
ty the past week.
The total enrolment of GU
school is now 10 pupils
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

Big Creek.
BY BIG CREEK Roy.

Hugh English has Just returned
from Kentucky with fine drove of
mules. Bud English is still in
Kentucky where he expects 10 buy
two cars of mules to feed this fall.
There have been between $50 and
200 head of mules fattened In this
neighborhood, also between 200
and 300 head of beef cattle and be-
tween 400 and 500 head of hogs,
all for the markets.
j. j. Zuccarello, our county SUI
perintendent, is conducting the
Campbclsville High School and it
is one of the finest schools in the
county with about sixty pupils.
All OF the patrons are well pleased
with him. He is a christian gen
tleman and good instructor and if
any man would like to send his son
or daughter to Campbellsville they
can board cheap, as it is the inten-
ton to make this school success
forever.
irwin Smith and family were Wis
ting last week at his mothers,
Mrs. Ned Marks, near Blooming
Grove.
An election was held at Camp
hellsville last Saturday for magis-
trate in the l4th district to Gil the
place vacated by Rob't Reed. Esq.
Lowell was elected, beating his op.
aonent, Mr.. Dan Morrow, IA votes.
Both are clever gentlemen and
there was no great excitement on
either side.
). 1. Carter is building a house
on his place on Haywood where he
VIII move in the spring. We re-
greet to give up such man as Mr..
Garter, who Is a christian gentle
man and a oOod neighhor
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
BOdenll am Briefs.
BY UNCLE WILL.

The social given at s. II. Ander-
'on's on the 3lst was perfect sue
cess.
A very large rain fell here last
Tuesday doing a great deal of dam
age in the way some of the hillside
land. We have the prospect of an
early spring. The weather has
been 90 beautiful it has revived the
spirits of our farmers and they
have begun to work in the field. I
speak of MIR. S. Ii. Gates who has
made the start very close to the
house. Guess he was afraid of
''norther" and thought it best to
work close to the house.
A. Cocker of Lynnville was a
pleasant visitor at L. w. Johnson's
last week.
d. B. Cosby, formerly of Cosby
" Patrick, was here last week from
Athens, Ala.
Richard Harwell of Prospect was
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Joel
Shelton, last week.
Miss Poke Griffin Of Pleasant
Point was visiting relatives at this
place a few days since.
Martin Merrill and Miss Bette
Randolph were married last week.
Much success to them. Jas. Fox
Of Wales will locate here this year.
S. HI. Anderson was at Shore on
business last week.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMEN
J. j. zUoCARELLo, EDITOR.
A FEW MORE SUGGESTIONS.

FEW MORE SUGGESTIONS.
The success or failure OF school
depends upon the pupils, patrons
and teacher, but mostly upon the
teacher. We must first know what
to teach; next, how to teach. If the
teacher is competent to arouse an
interest in all the studies pursued
the government Of the school will
be assured.
A school well taught is a school
we'll governed. 1t is generally
thought that if a teacher acquires
a sufficient knowledge of the text
books to obtain a certificate he can
teach school successfully, but it is
not always the case. He is respon-
sible for the moral and physical
training of the children also. So
that in addition to a thorough
knowledge of the textbooks, he
should understand the science of
psychology-for he cannot properly
train the mind unless he knows the
laws that govern it. The percep-
tive faculties Of the child develop
first; next after reading the child
should study geography and histo
ry, as these branches depend chiefly
upon the memory and Imagination
Arithmetic and grammar depend
mostly on the reflective faculties oil
reason aud judgement, and should
not be studied too early in life. /
is not what tie pupil commits tC
memory from books nor what i.
told him by the teacher, but wha
be does for himself and by himself
under skillful guidance, that edu-
Gates him.
A school should he opened ever.
morning by some devotional exer-
else. Singing is a powerful elemen
in the government of school. Fiji
teen or twenty minutes devoted t.
general exercises will have grea
tendency to prevent hardness
Never commence with the regula
| program. OF recitations, but hav
something new to awaken an inter
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Eggnew litchings.
BY CENTRAL.

There is preaching at the Union
church every Sunday.
Since Davis & Co.'S ssaw-mill has
been in our vicinity, several houses
have been erected and old ones re-
paired.
You can get good meal at Mr.
Sanders mill on this creek.
We are having some sickness 10
our community. Mrs Neptha Burk
it Is feared is fatally i'll. She is now
seventy years of age, and has been
blind for some time.
An infant child of Mr.. Jack Stat.
ford is very sick.
We had very severe storm 8
short time since, W hich trausplan,ed
the top of Madison Harwell's crit
into his garden. Mr.. Harwell has
been raising very fine vegetables il
his garden, but l guess he will rails,
cribtops this year..
Misses Maud and Mary Harwel
of our community have been attend
ing the writing school of Mr.. Johr
romerlin's at Cook Springs.
Miss Bette Shores of Aspen Hill
has been spending her smiles OF
relatives and friends in this vi
cinity.
Some of cur young men who
went to Sheffield not long since
have returned singing ''home, swee
home"
Tom Williams has recently in
closed his yard with a new palins
fence.
Mr.. John Poteet has recently
moved to his place near Anthony
Hill.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

Mrs. John Bateman Smith suf-
fered a very painful accident Sun
day morning. She turned over a
cupful of boiling grease on her lief,
hand and scalded it all over. /!
was exceedingly painful, but every
i'll has its compensation. She will
probably publish volume of reci-
pes for burns. Did you ever see a
woman who didn't have the best
recipe she ever heard Of? Dear
reader, if yon shoald ever get
burned, spread flour on it as quick
ly as possible until you can send
for white lead and then keep it
painted until the scab comes of.
If everybody will do this, doctors
will have to emlgrate. No charge
for this information. Some of you
had better use nothing, however, as
it will stand you in hand to be get
ting used to it.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

mines and such small matters. d.
B. Garrett is still an enthusiastic
believer in the silver mine, though
be too is interested in a daughter
somebody else's dsughter-an
Emma mine.
M. BAIL Wagstaff is very low
and his death would Ee surprise.to
no one. He dies after life Of USE
fulness and leaves a host of friends.
Buford station has long been the
joint property OF Messrs. Aber-
na,hy, Reynolds and Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. F. has withdrawn from the firm
and the lots will now be put on the
market. 1t is hoped now to build
a town at Bufords.
Col. j. E Peyton of Haddonfeld,
New Jersey, spent two days the
past week with his old time friend,
Col. W. r. Dickerson. Col. Peyton
is an intellectual giant and is anX-
ious to see the south educated. He
is general agent for the Peabody
fund and is anxious to establish q
grand Normal school at Nashville
with an endowment OF ST., 300, 900.
He was one of the prime movers in
the great centennial exposition.
Prof. Smith has been in Nash
vile the past week looking after the
real estate boom there.
Esq Farmer was at Decatur TO
investigate the great boom there
and he came home Friday.
Capt. J. X. p. Blackburn ship
ped a fine Shorthorn bull to Bates
vile, Miss, the past week.
Mr.. w. c. Carter made a ship
ment of seed corn to Columbus,
Miss, this week. Mr.. G. has made
quite reputation for premium seed
corn.
w. G. Inman of Aspen Hall spent
several days here the past week
with his daughter, Mrs. DR.. Madry.
A little daughter Of r. Z. Wilson
fell last Sunday and broke her arm.
DR.. Madry was called in and set the
bone and the child Is doing well.
Mr.. j. P. Madry OF Aspen Hill
was here two days the past week to
see his son, DR.. Madry.